->''"People keep giving me ''rings'' -- but I think a small ''{{death ray}}'' might be more ''practical''."''-->-- '''[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20051028 Agatha]]'''

''Mad Scientists rule the world. [[HilarityEnsues Badly.]]''

'''''Girl Genius''''' is a WebComic (originally a print series) by [[Creator/PhilFoglio Phil]] and Kaja Foglio, which has become one of the classics of the SteamPunk ([[InsistentTerminology called]] GaslampFantasy by the creators) genre.

The title character of the story is Miss Agatha Clay (Heterodyne), who begins as a young apprentice to a type of MadScientist known to the world as a "Spark". Her adventures span almost 15 volumes so far.

Can be found at the Studio Foglio website, [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ accessible through this elegant and finely-crafted link]]. Please note [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/newreader.php here]], "We recommend Girl Genius for an audience of teens and up". Was also the winner of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Graphic_Story the Graphic Story]] HugoAward for three years running (2009-2011).[[labelnote:Fun Fact]]They actually removed themselves from the running in 2012 because they wanted to give others a chance to win and prove that the award was viable[[/labelnote]]

There are also novelizations of the comic's first two major arcs and the first half of the third arc, called ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheAirshipCity'' and ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheClockworkPrincess'' and ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheVoiceOfTheCastle'' (An as-yet unpublished work to cover the second half of the third arc, titled ''Agatha H. and the Siege of Mechanicsburg'' is being written). A ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' adaptation was in the works, but seems to have descended into DevelopmentHell. There is a completed Website/{{Kickstarter}} for [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/937718469/girl-genius-and-the-rats-of-mechanicsburg a mobile game.]] There is a recently begun[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killer-robot-games/legendary-showdown-machines-and-magic kickstarter]] for a tabletop card game Crossover between this and ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''.